MotoGP Wipeout
"He was almost there, when...Smash-Crash-Bash, he slid
down and mashed into engine hash the little engine that almost
could." This is a nasty MotoGP wipeout.
August 19, 2007 - Japanese 250 GP rider Taro Sekiguchi has
suffered a broken pelvis and two fractured ribs after a
high-speed horror crash in this morning’s warm-up session.
The 31-year-old was violently catapulted into the air when he
struck Marco Simoncelli’s Gilera machine. Simoncelli had crashed
out having run wide onto the kerb in a fast right-hand corner.
The Italian’s bike slid into the middle of the track, kicking up
a huge dust cloud in the process.
Unsighted by the dust cloud and at full speed, Sekiguchi's
Aprilia slammed into Simoncelli’s machine, with the sickening
impact launching him in a 360 degree spin before he came to rest
over 50 meters from the initial incident.
He was taken by helicopter to hospital in Brno where doctors
have confirmed Sekiguchi is conscious with no internal injuries.
He should be well enough to be released tomorrow (Monday).
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